Hi John,
At SiX, we believe in a real, multiracial democracy where the people most affected by policy help shape it from the start, and stay involved every step of the way.
But again and again, people in power have sought to interrupt this vision in order to protect their own wealth and status. This is evident in our county’s history of slavery to the backlash to Reconstruction after the Civil War and in the forward march of authoritarianism today. We know a simple truth: policy alone won’t fix a system built this way.
That’s why we practice what we call collaborative governance: a way of governing that shifts power back to the people by bringing legislators, advocates, and directly impacted communities together as long-term partners, not just as voters or one-time advisors, but as co-creators of ideas, strategy, and implementation.
Here’s what that looks like in practice:
